Friday, August 17

Dems to Debate from Des Moines Early Sunday

This Sunday morning bright and early at 8:00 am (check here for your area), the Iowa Democratic Party will co-sponsor a live debate featuring all the Democratic presidential candidates with ABC News and ABC5/WOI-TV. The debate will be held at Drake University and broadcast live on a special edition of This Week with George Stephanopoulos.

The 90 minute debate will also feature questioning from David Yepsen of the Des Moines Register.This will be one of six debates sanctioned by the Democratic National Committee and all eight Democratic presidential candidates have confirmed their attendance. Senator Joe Biden, Senator Hillary Clinton, Senator Chris Dodd, Former Senator John Edwards, Former Senator Mike Gravel, Representative Dennis Kucinich, Senator Barack Obama and Governor Bill Richardson will all be participating.

“The Iowa Democratic Party is proud to co-sponsor this debate with ABC News and ABC5/WOI-TV,” said Iowa Democratic Party Chair Scott Brennan. “We are looking forward to welcoming all of the candidates to Iowa. Iowans take their role as first-in-the-nation caucus-goers very seriously and this debate is a great opportunity to hear all the candidates share their vision for our country with Iowans and Americans.”

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